SELBACH-OSTER "Zeltinger Sonnenuhr" - Riesling Spätlese - Germany
From old, ungrafted vines, small-berried, fully ripe, healthy grapes (only 3% botrytis due to the vintage circumstances.) On the nose scents of ripe, yellow stone fruit and orange zests. On the palate ripe apricot and peach, with a hint of herbs and a touch of “salty” minerality. An elegant mouth-watering acidity keeps the balance with the juicy and complex fruit. Long finish and off-dry.
Vintage in image may vary. Refer to wine facts for current vintage.
GERMANY
Mosel
Riesling
Product Description
Description
From old, ungrafted vines, small-berried, fully ripe, healthy grapes (only 3% botrytis due to the vintage circumstances.) On the nose scents of ripe, yellow stone fruit and orange zests. On the palate ripe apricot and peach, with a hint of herbs and a touch of “salty” minerality. An elegant mouth watering acidity keeps the balance with the juicy and complex fruit. Long finish and off-dry.
Vintage in image may vary. Refer to wine facts for current vintage.
How to pair it
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Meat
Pâtés, foie gras, savoury or mildly spicy foods (Asian & fushion cuisine)
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Cheese
Aromatic cheeses, aged hard cheeses (Comte).
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Legumes
Grilled or marinated vegetables, corn on the cob.
-
Dessert
Fresh fruit.
Accolades
Awards
The 2018 Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese is intense and clear on the deep, fragrant stony-mineral nose. Dense and structured on the palate, with crystalline acidity and linear-mineral, salty-piquant character, this is an elegant, highly precise and stimulating yet still very young Spatlese that will benefit from bottle aging. Tight, compact and very promising! 9% alcohol.
Stephan Reinhardt, for The Wine AdvocateWine Facts
| Product Type | White Wine |
|---|---|
| Grape Varietal | Riesling |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Region | Mosel |
| Country | GERMANY |
| Winemakers | Johannes Selbach, Klaus-Rainer Schaefer |
| Producer | Weingut Selbach-Oster |
| Average age of vines | 70 years |
| Production method | 4,000 bottles |
| Harvest method | By Hand |
| Fermentation & maceration | No maceration, cold fermentation |
| Aging | Can be cellared for 25-35 years |
| Alcohol | 9% |
| Mouth Attribute | Balanced, Complex, Elegant, Fresh, Fruity, Off-dry |
| Nose Attribute | Citrus, Fresh, Fruity, Herbal, Mineral |
| SKU | GE17 |
Vineyard Info
Our family has made wine for 400 years and our wine tradition dates back to the 17th century. Our steep slopes produce Riesling wines of top quality, grown in harmony with Nature, entailing lots of time-consuming manual labor, and it is these values we seek to preserve. Our wines are timeless, just like our vineyards. Our wines are made by individualists for individualists, produced by progressive traditionalists for people who are passionate about wine, and who understand and cherish the value of heritage.
Sonnenuhr (with an old sundial) is a southwest facing vineyard on a rocky slope. The steepest single vineyard in the village of Zeltingen with large outcroppings of rock chunks of blue Devonian slate, very shallow subsoil of decomposed slate on top of slate bedrock.
Reviews & Ratings
Description
From old, ungrafted vines, small-berried, fully ripe, healthy grapes (only 3% botrytis due to the vintage circumstances.) On the nose scents of ripe, yellow stone fruit and orange zests. On the palate ripe apricot and peach, with a hint of herbs and a touch of “salty” minerality. An elegant mouth watering acidity keeps the balance with the juicy and complex fruit. Long finish and off-dry.
Vintage in image may vary. Refer to wine facts for current vintage.
How to pair it
-
Meat
Pâtés, foie gras, savoury or mildly spicy foods (Asian & fushion cuisine)
-
Cheese
Aromatic cheeses, aged hard cheeses (Comte).
-
Legumes
Grilled or marinated vegetables, corn on the cob.
-
Dessert
Fresh fruit.
Awards
The 2018 Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese is intense and clear on the deep, fragrant stony-mineral nose. Dense and structured on the palate, with crystalline acidity and linear-mineral, salty-piquant character, this is an elegant, highly precise and stimulating yet still very young Spatlese that will benefit from bottle aging. Tight, compact and very promising! 9% alcohol.
Stephan Reinhardt, for The Wine Advocate| Product Type | White Wine |
|---|---|
| Grape Varietal | Riesling |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Region | Mosel |
| Country | GERMANY |
| Winemakers | Johannes Selbach, Klaus-Rainer Schaefer |
| Producer | Weingut Selbach-Oster |
| Average age of vines | 70 years |
| Production method | 4,000 bottles |
| Harvest method | By Hand |
| Fermentation & maceration | No maceration, cold fermentation |
| Aging | Can be cellared for 25-35 years |
| Alcohol | 9% |
| Mouth Attribute | Balanced, Complex, Elegant, Fresh, Fruity, Off-dry |
| Nose Attribute | Citrus, Fresh, Fruity, Herbal, Mineral |
| SKU | GE17 |
Our family has made wine for 400 years and our wine tradition dates back to the 17th century. Our steep slopes produce Riesling wines of top quality, grown in harmony with Nature, entailing lots of time-consuming manual labor, and it is these values we seek to preserve. Our wines are timeless, just like our vineyards. Our wines are made by individualists for individualists, produced by progressive traditionalists for people who are passionate about wine, and who understand and cherish the value of heritage.
Sonnenuhr (with an old sundial) is a southwest facing vineyard on a rocky slope. The steepest single vineyard in the village of Zeltingen with large outcroppings of rock chunks of blue Devonian slate, very shallow subsoil of decomposed slate on top of slate bedrock.